[PATCH 00/14] power: reset: Drop platform_driver_probe() and convert to platform remove callback returning void

[Uwe Kleine-König]

Hello Sebastian,

On Sat, Nov 04, 2023 at 10:15:02PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> there are two different types of patches here that would justify to
> different series. But as the patches are not independant I chose to put
> them in a single series.
> 
> The first three patches drop usage of platform_driver_probe(). This is a
> concept that isn't so relevant any more today. I didn't check, but it
> saves typically only a few 100k and there are thoughts to deprecate it
> to simplify the core. Getting the usage right is not trivial though the
> at91 drivers got it nearly right. The alternative to these patches is to
> add __ref to the driver struct ideally with a comment describing the
> need like is e.g. done in commit 5b44abbc39ca ("platform/x86: hp-wmi::
> Mark driver struct with __refdata to prevent section mismatch warning").
> 
> The remaining patches convert the platform drivers to .remove_new(), see
> commit 5c5a7680e67b ("platform: Provide a remove callback that returns
> no value") for an extended explanation and the eventual goal. All
> conversions but one are trivial as the remove functions return zero
> unconditionally. The only exception is the tps65086-restart driver.

I forgot to convert two of the drivers that used platform_driver_probe()
before. I added them as patches 15 and 16 to this series in the hope
that b4 (or whatever tool you use to apply patches) gets that right.

> Uwe Kleine-König (14):
>   power: reset: at91-poweroff: Stop using module_platform_driver_probe()
>   power: reset: at91-reset:: Stop using module_platform_driver_probe()

If you could do s/::/:/ on that patch description that would be great.
(Or should I resend for that?)

Best regards
Uwe


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Pengutronix e.K.                           | Uwe Kleine-König            |
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